Does a Cerclage Cause Blondness?
Phyllis sent Dr. Michael Katz, the high-risk ob-gyn whom we credit with the safe birth of our younger two sons, the photos of Mathew on his third birthday. Dr Katz's…
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July 12, 2007
Mathew on His Third Birthday
Mathew on His Third Birthday 1, photo by Harold Davis. We celebrated our youngest member, Mathew, and his third birthday yesterday at home with his siblings and grandparents (above). I…
July 11, 2007
Blue Velvet Sunset
Blue Velvet Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This photo shows the head of the Point Reyes peninsula peering out at sunset from under formidable cloud cover.…
July 10, 2007
Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Baker
Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Baker, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The evening looked to have some fog over the Golden Gate, but I decided to try…
July 9, 2007
Estero by Starlight
Estero by Starlight, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A recent hike along the Estero Trail in Point Reyes ending in night: starlight on Drakes Estero. Venus was…
July 9, 2007
Estero at Low Tide
Estero at Low Tide, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. My nephew Peter, a strapping 25-year-old from Minnesota, and my friend Mark and I went for a sunset-to-night…
July 7, 2007
Half Dome Follow-Up
The San Francisco Chronicle ran a front page story today, Danger on the Dome about the dangerous hike up Half Dome in Yosemite. You can read a partial account of…
July 7, 2007
Flower at the Center of the Universe
Flower at the Center of the Universe, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I've called this photo composition Flower at the Center of the Universe. To create the…
July 7, 2007
Star Vortex
Star Vortex, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a very long time exposure taken from the top of Half Dome. It was around 1AM. I pointed…
July 6, 2007
White Balance and the RAW Landscape
Mark and I went back out to Arch Rock last night. It was a little earlier than my last hike out there, so I was able to work my way…
July 6, 2007
Yosemite Valley from Half Dome
Yosemite Valley from Half Dome, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a 9 1/2 minute exposure taken from the top of Half Dome a little after…
July 5, 2007
Digital Night by Harold Davis: Version 2
I've relaunched my Digital Night website. It's greatly expanded, with tips, techniques, and geographic sections. This site is an archive of my stories about photographing the landscapes of the night.…
July 4, 2007
Golden Gate Moonrise
Golden Gate Moonrise, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As the full moon rose behind the Golden Gate, I quit trying to photograph the moon beneath the bridge.…
July 3, 2007
Moon Shines Bright
Moon Shines Bright, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Saturday I knew the full rose moon was coming up at 9:29PM. I decided to try for some…
July 2, 2007
Towers of the Moon
Tower of the Moon 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As the rose moon rose, it lost its rose coloration, but lined up nicely with the south…
July 1, 2007
Rose Moon Rising
Rose Moon Rising, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Full summer moons toward the end of June are sometimes called "rose moons," and this one lives up to…
June 30, 2007
Hidden Beach
Hidden Beach, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Mark and I hiked out to Arch Rock. It was a crap shoot whether we'd be fogged out, but emerging…
June 29, 2007
Moon Shadow of Half Dome
Moon Shadow of Half Dome, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I took this photograph during my vigil on the top of Half Dome at about 11:20PM. It's…
June 28, 2007